Local Obituaries-Thursday September 18, 2025

Stewart Whitaker Stewart Whitaker, age 93, of Blackey, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard. He is survived by his […]
Letcher Central Football Cougars Face Breathitt County in Jackson Friday Night

The 3-1 Letcher County Central Football Cougars, will be on the road this week as they play on the river bank in Jackson taking on the 2-2 Breathitt County Bobcats. […]
LCMS Cougars Play Tonight, Fleming-Neon Homecoming Game is Saturday

The Letcher Central Middle School cougars football team is back in action tonight at Perry Central. The Fleming-Neon Middle School Pirates football team will play Magoffin County at home on […]
LCC & Jenkins Soccer Schedule Update

The Letcher County Central boys soccer team will play Buckhorn at home this evening with a game time of 6:30pm. The LCC boys and girls soccer will play a home […]
LCC and Jenkins Volleyball Plays Tonight

The 10-5 Letcher County Central volleyball team will be back in action tonight, Thursday, at home against Pike County Central starting at 6:00pm. The Jenkins Lady Cavaliers volleyball team will also […]
Grand Jury Votes to Drop Murder Indictment Against Prestonsburg Woman

There will be no murder indictment against a Prestonsburg woman accused of killingher father in June. A Floyd County grand jury has returned a no bill for indictment, with no […]
Wife of Man Charged in Letcher County Murder is Indicted

The wife of a Letcher County man charged with murder has also been indicted forallegedly trying to help him hide the crime. Mark Miles of Cowan was indicted in May […]
EKCEP Opens New Office in Hazard

Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Programs, Inc, known as EKCEP, has anew office in Hazard. The new location is at 145 Citizens Lane. Officials tell the Hazard Herald the new location […]
Mountain Heritage Auto Show is This Saturday

The Mountain Heritage Festival Auto Show is this Saturday September 20 at JamesWiley Craft Memorial Park in Whitesburg. It’s a free public event with giveaways, raffles, awards, food trucks and […]